Nick Adema’s Urban Chaos
Description
Urban Chaos: Inspired by the climate of contemporary creative music, Nick has blended a series of compositions that is predicated on a frenzy of rhythmic and melodic questions. The players carry out the vision of this ensemble with clever intent, and meaningful dialogue. This ensemble features music that is inspired by forces such as Ambrose Akinmusire, Brad Mehldau, and Shai Maestro.
Nick Adema leads an Amsterdam group that challenges the notions of our urban cityscape, yearning for a pragmatic future. Urban chaos is a facade of Metropolis life that strips away our perception of reality. Original in nature, the compositions offer moments of consistent dissonance, uniform chaos and melodic clarity.
Key performances: TivoliVredenburg, Stadgarten, Bimhuis (Cafe), the Yardbird Suite, B-Flat Berlin, Upstairs Jazz, Zeeland Jazz Festival, Frankies Jazz Club, Club Miles.
Urban Chaos Album
Their debut album was released on October 4th, with Zennez Records. Their 2024 Fall release tour showcases nine performances across the Netherlands, England, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Performances in the Netherlands will also feature Tenor Saxophonist Jasper Blom.
"This [Urban Chaos] album showcases Nick Adema as one of the most versatile trombonists on the modern jazz landscape.” Dee Dee McNeil (Making a Scene Oct 2024)
This ensemble created their debut album recording in October 2023 in Wisselord studios which featured critically acclaimed saxophonist Noah Preminger alongside their Canada wide tour which debuts shows in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Gatineau, Guelph, Toronto, Montreal, with masterclasses at the University of Toronto and Capilano University.
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Urban Chaos
Nick Adema - Trombone/Effects/Compositions
Guest Noah Preminger - Tenor Saxophone (USA)
Joy Shechter - Piano/Keyboard
Azubike Onwuka - Electric Bass
Chen Har Even - Drumset
Press
2024 European
Dates
Feb 6th Bimhuis Cafe, Feb 9 Toqueur (Amsterdam), May 7 Bflat (Berlin), May 8th Bird (Rotterdam), June 1 Stadtgarten (Cologne), June 16th Zeeland Jazz, September 17th Bimhuis Cafe (Amsterdam), September 27th Chichester Jazz Oct 4th Ujazz Tivoli Club Nine (Utrecht) Oct 5th Dizzy’s (Rotterdam), Oct 6th Club Miles (Amersfoort) ,Oct 8th Splendor (Amsterdam), Oct 10th Larrys Corner (Stockholm), Oct 11th Juret (Oslo, Norway), Oct 12th Christiania Jazz (Copenhagen)
2024 Canadian Tour
Nick Adema
Nick Adema is a Canadian trombonist/composer currently based in Amsterdam Nick is a Rath Trombones artist.
Exploring the plurality of sonic environments is Nick Adema’s forte. Using the modest nature of the slide to express his musical vigour, Nick is one of the most versatile trombonists coming out of Canada. Hailing from the nation's capital Ottawa, Nick quickly came onto the scene as a curious mind who embraced spontaneity and playfulness in his music. He’s a lone musical wanderer who utilizes virtuosic playing, electronic pedals, and an out of the box mentality that stores his chaotic music mentality
Nick is also a sideman in the Netherlands, touring the country's largest jazz venues such as North Sea Jazz, Bimhuis, Tivoli, Lanteren Venster, Den Paard and others. Nick has called a number of prominent dutch musicians for his performances, such as Tineke Postma, Reinier Baas, Ben van Gelder and Jasper Blom. Whilst in his studies in Amsterdam and in Toronto, Nick has been the recipient of a number of awards during his studies in Amsterdam and Toronto, such as the Keep an Eye International Jazz Competition Best CvA Soloist, the Holland Scholarship, the Albert and Wilhelmine Renewable Scholarship.
Noah Preminger
Of Brooklyn-based saxophonist Noah Preminger, The New York Times declares: “Mr. Preminger designs a different kind of sound for each note, an individual destiny and story.” Preminger, just 36 and two-time winner of Downbeat Magazine’s Rising Star Best Tenor Saxophonist, has recorded nearly two dozen critically acclaimed albums as a band-leader. Preminger has released multiple new recordings, including Meditations On Freedom (Dry Bridge), released on Inauguration Day, 2017, as a musical protest at ominous political developments in America. In addition, a duo album recorded in Jordan Hall with pianist, Frank Carlberg, and a Preminger Plays Preminger album – the music of Otto Preminger’s films – on French, vinyl-only label, Newvelle Records. In 2018, Preminger and co-leader, Rob Garcia, created the Dead Composers Club and released The Chopin Project (BJU), the first of the quartet’s planned annual examinations of deceased composer’s oeuvre. Their second recording, featuring music of the prolific 11th century composer, Hildegard von Bingen, will be released in 2023. In 2019, Preminger released two new recordings: After Life (Criss Cross), a collaboration with poet Ruth Lepson, and Zigsaw: Music of Steve Lampert (Dry Bridge), an exciting, new avenue for Preminger that features electrifying electronic/acoustic music. In 2020, Preminger released a new Quartet recording, Contemptment (SteepleChase), and in 2021 he released THUNDA (Dry Bridge) with bassist, Kim Cass, as well as Preminger’s second album for SteepleChase, Songs We Love, with guitarist, Max Light.